Update: This last week the crews completed another 600 feet of trail, cleaning out tons of rocks from the trail and rebuilding the Skyline/Canyon Trail junction.  We had many people tell us how well the trail looked as they passed.

This Week: The weather for this coming week looks good with highs in the 60’s, maybe a little rain later but we need that.  There will be work parties on Thursday through Sunday, 8 till noon.  We will be meeting at the Trails Building at Westgate Parking lot (the Skyline trailhead off of Dallas Road) and then drive up to the summit.

Saturday Only – We will be working on the Little Badger Trail off of Morence Drive to avoid the Badger Mountain Challenge event. The trailmaster can send a map of the meeting location on request.

The work we are doing is raking the gravel back on to the East Skyline Trail, working from the top down.  The gravel forms a hard layer protecting the soft dirt from wear, without it the trails would rapidly turn into gulleys.  Over time as we use the trails the gravel moves to the downhill edge and the trailmaster would like to get it spread back across the trail.  We will also be removing some rocks that now stick up in the trail.  The ground is starting to dry, so we need to get as much completed as possible.  We will be using rakes and McLeods plus some picks to get the rocks out.  We continually move along the trail so please bring a pack to carry your water and extra clothes.

The trailmaster will provide all the tools and even some homemade cookies at the mid-morning break.  Volunteers need to bring work gloves, water, and snacks with a small pack to carry them, and dress for the weather forecast.  Remember if there is a little breeze at home there will be much more on the top where we are working.  There isn’t any work for preteens and younger – it is hard to keep them motivated for 4 hours.  You will need to sign-up so the trailmaster can plan the work and bake enough cookies.  Please let the trailmaster know that you are coming by sending an email to [email protected]